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 One of my friends wanted to open a Spare parts shop. He did the unconventional. Woke up one day, took a month off his normal work and went on internship in Kisekka market. For a month, he woke up every morning, and humbled himself at Kisekka market. He became a student. He learned the luganda names for most of these automotive parts. He learned about the fast moving and slow moving stocks. He learned to tell apart genuine and fake spares.  After this internship/apprenticeship at Kisekka, he was now ready to open his Spares Parts shop. Of course learning continues but he was not the kind that wake up and simply throw money at a business idea. Unfortunately most corporate people think that’s not how business works. A friend calls it; “doing business with a finger.” Many woke up one day, bought some chunks of land and then decided they were ready for agriculture. Every weekend, they they would be seen heading off to their farms. They pumped in money like crazy. Then they decided...

 An African Daddy You asked for Ugx 10000 and your dad says he will give it to you in the morning before he leaves for work. This is after he has thoroughly scrutinized what you needed the money for, all the questions he asked, made you angry already. Throughout the night your dad can't sleep because he is thinking of how to give you his last Ugx 10000. Comes the morning, he calls you into his room and gives you Ugx 9000 instead of Ugx 10000, You are not happy and squeeze your face in discontent and reluctantly say thank you after complaining that it is not enough, after your Mother sees this, she doesn't say anything but meet up with you in your room to give you Ugx 2000 from out of her own money and says " don't mind him take this and it's going to be enough for what you asked ". You begin to smile like you have won the lottery, And you quickly run to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to update your status saying... "I have the best mother in the world, ...

 "I tasted all that is sweet, but I found nothing sweeter than good health. And I tasted all that was bitter, but nothing was more bitter than being in need of good people. And I carried both, iron, and rocks, but nothing was heavier than debt. I discovered therefore that life is comprised only of two days: A day for you and a day against you! So when it is for you, be not reckless;  and when it is against you,  be patient.  Because both days will expire!! If you can't be a bridge to connect people, then don't be a wall to separate them. If you can't be a light to brighten people's good deeds then don't be darkness covering their efforts. If you can't be water to help people's crops sprout, then don't be a pest destroying their crops. If you can't be a vaccine to give life, don't be a virus to terminate it. If you can't be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, then try to be a nice eraser to remove their sadness. We can only be each ...

 Ayaayaayaa! The watering hole which quenched the thirst of all with the magic water.  The job of fork and spoon which made all forget the  definition of hunger. The gigging to the music, both live and recorded which was another way of working out. The ambience which made all feel at ease. The serenity which allowed all to interact.  The tranquillity which we last experienced at the get together.  The speeches which perfumed the occasion.  The order and organisation that handled the humongous populace with excellent skill and know-how. The amnesiac effect which made all forget their hardships; at least for the while spent thereat. The soft choreographed foot work exhibited by the Mayors wife as she danced to the tune and the rhythmic shaking of her well rounded bottom.  The friendly weather which obeyed God's instruction by not drenching us with rain. How proof was displayed for all and sundry to know that the loveliest moment is when work is done . Ho...

A graduate in Biology was having difficulty  in finding a job.... He saw an advert in one of the daily newspapers for a job at a zoo. In the interview, the manager told him that their gorilla, which had been a tourists attraction has died so they needed someone to dress up and pretend as a gorilla. The graduate was embarrassed, but since the salary was okay, he accepted the job. The first day, he put on the gorilla skin and entered the cage, he started jumping up and down, beating his chest and roared like a gorilla. The next day, he put on a gorilla skin and started moving around the zoo again and mistakenly entered another cage and found himself staring at a lion. The lion roared and rushed towards him. The scared graduate quickly forgot that he is a gorilla and started shouting like a human, "Help! Help!" The lion leaped onto him, knocked him to the ground and whispered in his ear, "Ongom" , it's me "Mike", your course mate." My brother, No job...

After I had cleaned and tidied up my house, my brother phoned me and said, "My wife and I are coming to visit you." I went to my kitchen to prepare something for them, but I could not find anything available to serve them. After much thought and search, all I could lay my hands on were a few oranges. Therefore, I made two cups of cold juice immediately. When my brother and his wife arrived I was shocked to see his mother-in-law with them, who came to visit us for the first time. So I served the two cups of juice to his wife and her mother, and I placed a cup of water in front of my brother, saying, 'I know that you like 7Up.' He drank a sip and realised that it was water. And suddenly his mother-in-law said, I'm feeling for 7Up. Please give it to me! Here I was, baffled and caught up with embarrassment. But my brother saved me by saying to her, 'I will bring you a clean glass from the kitchen. After a while we heard the sound of a glass breaking in the kitchen...

A peasant used to say to his children when they were young: when you are 12 years old I will tell you the secret of life. When the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father what was the secret of life. The father warned him not reveal it to his brothers as yet and told him, "The secret of life is that the cow does not give us milk." "What are you saying?" asked the boy.  He went ahead, "The cow does not give milk, you have to milk it. You have to get up at 4am go to the field, walk through the corral full of manure, tie the tail, hobble the legs of the cow, sit on the stool, place the bucket and do the work your self. That is the secret of life, the cow does not give milk. You milk her or you don't get milk."  There is this generation that thinks that cows GIVE milk. That things are automatic and free: their mentality is that if "I wish, I ask..... I obtain." They have been accustomed to get what ever they want the easy way. But No, lif...

 Life is a circle of CONTRIBUTION I contribute. You contribute.  We contribute.  When any party ceases to contribute, the circle will be broken and leakages will be discovered.  Whatever you are enjoying today is someone else's contribution.  Whatever you are lacking today is because someone who is suppose to contribute didn't. Don't be that person, who because he refuses  to contribute, causes leakages to the circle.  Every person on earth is here to contribute to make the world a better place.  Contribution is the essence of living. You can contribute anything useful.  You can contribute in knowledge, in understanding, *in wisdom,  in love, in peace, in resources, and in finances. Also, You can contribute physically, spiritually,  intellectually, financially,  morally etc. When you contribute, people will eat, when people contribute you will eat.  Ask yourself:  What is my contribution in that place that I am? What ...

Hi admin, please help me warn your lady followers to be careful with these so called church guys during this lockdown. I met this guy called Martin (Mwene Reverand) in the last week before lockdown at our church. He had a cool vibe so we became friends and exchanged numbers. A week later we went into lockdown and churches were closed. So the following week he called me and asked if I was free so he could come for a bible study session with me at my place in Kigongi and I said it was okay. Munange nga this guy comes with his bible. We started reading the scriptures together and an hour later we started discussing random things going on in the world. He was good and keeping a conversation going. He was very funny too. I don't know what came over me but the guy stopped talking in the middle of our interesting conversation and stared at me straight in the eyes and looking at my lips as well. He slowly moved his lips closer to mine and gave me a tender wet kiss. I developed goose bumps ...